Matthew HaugheyJun 30, 2023

My favorite memory of once giving a small talk at the Google campus in 2012 was at the end someone asked me what my favorite Google product was and I said Reader, by leaps and bounds that it was a key part of my day on par with Gmail.

Everyone’s face dropped in the room and then my host said “Have you tried Google+? Anything you like about that?”

https://www.theverge.com/23778253/google-reader-death-2013-rss-social

Who killed Google Reader?

Google killed Reader in 2013, shutting down its RSS reader after years of neglect. Now, the team that built it reflects on what they made and how the web has changed in the decade since.

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Show threadMatthew Haughey
I will take any opportunity to repost these
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Show threadJeff NoxonJun 30, 2023
@mathowie I still use the fuck out of RSS.
Show threadAriaflameJun 30, 2023
@jeff @mathowie I'm still blogging every day and using .rss via feedly
Show threadHerzleidJul 8, 2023

@mathowie #Alt4You Actual image description for the third image (the funny meme): A man in beige slacks and a blue button-down is about to set off a line of dominoes where the first one is tiny and the last one is huge. The first one is labeled "Shuttering Google Reader", the big one says "Proliferation of modern fascism".

Make the jokes accessible too!  🌼

Show threadluddite 🇵🇸 computerJul 8, 2023
@mathowie I want one, where'd you get it?
Show threadMatthew HaugheyJul 8, 2023
@_benui I just googled custom street signs and ordered one. I think it was about $50
Show threadSinner BOFHJul 8, 2023
@mathowie still hate Google for killing it. I started moving my digital life away from then since then. Last thing that needs to go is GMail, and it will go away eventually.
Show threadJoseph Nathan CohenJul 9, 2023
@mathowie
I'm grateful to @Inoreader for bringing back RSS to my information diet
Show threadelena 🌃Jul 9, 2023
@mathowie how is that? 😱